8-Letter Words Matching A_____G_

There are 19 8-letter words that match A_____G_. 4 are common words, such as ALTHOUGH and AMPERAGE. A rarer one is ASTRINGE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

althoughamperageanglingsapothegmaerologyagiotageagrologyalgologyalienageantilogsantilogyapophygeappanageaxiologyabstergeapiologyarchingsareologyastringe

About this list

Words
19 (4 common words)
Common example
although
Rare example
astringe
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
O (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a_____g_ are there?

19. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALTHOUGH is among the common words in this set.